Improvement in toy stores



E. DURLAGH Toy Store.

Paiented Aug. 17,1875.

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mm) m BY ATTORNEYS N.FETERS, PHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON, u C,

NITED STATES ELIAS DURLAOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY STORES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,755, dated August17 1875; application filed July 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ELIAS DURLACH, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Grocery-Store,of which the following is a specification Figure 1 is a top view of myimproved toy. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre' sponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved toy for children,neat and tasteful in appearance, substantial in construction, andcapable of affording its possessors a lasting amusement.

The invention consists in a toy grocery-store, made of sheet metal, andprovided with the detachable sign and ornament, the shelves, thedrawers, the boxes or canisters, a movable counter, and the pivoteddetachable candlebrackets or chandeliers, as hereinafter fullydescribed.

A represents the floor of the store. .13 is the rear wall, and G theside walls, which are made flaring, and are connected at their upperforward corners by a cross-piece, D. The crosspiece D strengthens theside walls 0, is surmounted by an ornamental device, E, and serves as asign, and may have any desired name or Words painted upon it. Thecrosspiece or sign D is made detachable, so that it and its ornamentaldevice E may be detached and placed beneath thefloor A, for conveniencein packing, and to prevent the ornament E from being broken in packingor transportation. Against the rear wall B is formed a series ofshelves, F, which are divided into compartments by vertical partitions.In some of the compartments of the shelves F are placed drawers G; inothers are placed boxes or canisters H, some of which may also be placedupon the upper shelf F. Upon the floor A of the store, in front of theshelves F, is placed a movable counter, I. To the side walls 0 of thestore are pivoted detachable candle-brackets or chandeliers J, toreceive toy candles.

The entire store and its fixtures are made of sheet metal, so as to belight, and at the same time strong and durable, and may be painted' ofany desired color.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent--- 7 A toy grocery-store, A B 0, made of sheet metal,and provided with the detachable sign and ornament D E, the shelves F,the drawers G, the boxes or canisters H, a movable co'nnter, I, and thepivoted detachable candle-brackets or chandeliers J, substantially asherein shown and described.

ELIAS DURLAGH Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, T. B. MOSHER.

